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Lincoln won against a split democratic party. He helped the Union win the war.
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It was the 1st battle of the Civil War. Confederate cannons around Charleston attacked Union-controlled Fort Sumter. After 34 Fort Sumter surrendered.
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Confederates kept sending reinforcements until the Union surrendered. First major battle of the Civil War.
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The Union and confederacy met at Manassas for the 2 nd Battle of Bull Run.
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Both armies met at Antietam Creek in Maryland. About 25,000 people died. The Union won the battle.
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President Lincoln signed a proclamation freeing all slaves. Many slaves joined the Union army.
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Confederate troops were looking for supplies when they found the Union army. They fought off this ambush for three days until the Confederacy surrendered. It was the biggest and bloodiest battle of the war. It was also one of the Union's biggest victories.
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Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in a cemetery for Union soldiers addressed towards their families. It showed why the Union trusted Lincoln.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox to Ulysses S. Grant. The Union won the war.
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John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head in a theater. The president of the United States of America was assassinated.
